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CMLP ANNOUNCEMENT: Amicus Brief Filed Regarding Intersection of Trademark Law & Freedom of Speech [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:41

On January 18, 2012, the Citizen Media Law Project (under its new name, the Digital Media Law Project -- new website coming soon) filed an amicus brief [2]in the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Jenzabar, Inc. v. Long Bow Group, Inc. [3], No. 2011-P-1533. 

The CMLP  submitted its friend of the court brief to urge the Appeals Court to uphold several fundamental legal principles, including protecting critical speech online and preventing the misuse of trademark law in a distinctly non-trademark context to impede the free flow of information.

More information about the case and the amicus brief is available on the Berkman Center website [4].

Links:

Amicus Brief
[2]

Press Release [4]

Case Entry in CMLP Database
[3]

Jurisdiction: 

  • Massachusetts [5]

Subject Area: 

  • CMLP [6]
  • Trademark [7]
  • Free Speech [8]

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Source URL (modified on 01/27/2012 - 12:41pm): https://www.dmlp.org/blog/2012/cmlp-announcement-amicus-brief-filed-regarding-intersection-trademark-law-freedom-speech

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/blog/2012/cmlp-announcement-amicus-brief-filed-regarding-intersection-trademark-law-freedom-speech
[2] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2012-01-18-Amicus%20Brief%20DMLP.pdf
[3] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jenzabar-inc-v-long-bow-group-inc
[4] http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7343
[5] https://www.dmlp.org/jurisdiction/united-states/massachusetts
[6] https://www.dmlp.org/subject-area/cmlp
[7] https://www.dmlp.org/subject-area/trademarks
[8] https://www.dmlp.org/subject-area/free-speech